NewslettersPancreatic Cell News Why Does the Immune System Destroy Pancreatic β-Cells but Not α-Cells in Type 1 Diabetes? By Bob - April 18, 2023 0 A perplexing feature of type 1 diabetes is that the immune system destroys pancreatic β-cells but not neighbouring α-cells, even though both β-cells and α-cells are dysfunctional. [Nature Reviews Endocrinology] Abstract